Prescribed burn treatment of approximately 4,021 acres of National Forest System lands to restore open woodland, closed woodland, and igneous glade natural communities and to reduce hazardous fuels build-up.
Location
Project area is in Washington County, Missouri.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
04/23/2007
2
Decision
01/2011 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
03/2011 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (6), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(6) |
| Special Authority | National Fire Plan - Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements |
| Shirley Ridge Prescribed Burn | Decision Signed Date: 01/07/2011 |
| Forests | Mark Twain National Forest |
| Districts | Potosi / Fredericktown Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T38N, R1W, Sections 19, 20, 21, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33; T38N, R2W, Sections 24, 25; T37N, R1W, Sections 3, 4, 5, 9 |